Table 6.

Path coefficients, p-values, R² values, and remarks.

Linkages	Hypotheses	R2 values / Path coefficients	p-values	Remarks
Effects on SSC		R2 = 0.51
By ITC	H1	0.31	p < 0.001(***)	Supported
By RDC	H2	0.28	p < 0.01(**)	Supported
By RWC	H3	0.46	p < 0.01(**)	Supported
By CTC	H4	0.21	p < 0.05(*)	Supported
Effects on SPC		R2 = 0.72
By SSC	H5	0.49	p < 0.001(***)	Supported
(SSC → SPC) × TLS	H6	0.27	p < 0.05(*)	Supported

After all these inputs, the validated model (SEM) is provided in Fig. 2.